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A pie safe, also called a pie chest,[1] pie cupboard, kitchen safe, and meat safe,[2] is a piece of furniture designed to store pies and other food items. This was a normal household item before iceboxes came into regular use, and it was an important part of the American household starting in the 1700s and continuing through the 1800s.[3]
The pie safe was used to store not only pies, but bread, meat, and other perishables as well, to protect them from insects and vermin.[3]
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{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Wilkes, Ralph S. (1982). "Build This Colonial Pie Safe". Popular Mechanics (August): 91.
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